Crystal was never going to be a sequel to the 90 s anime and never was meant to be anything like it. Honestly, some fans should really accept that. They were also manga fans like me who wanted a readaptation for ages.

I understand how you feel, imaginationgirl. I, too, love the manga.

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First of all to imaginationgirl making a sequel to the 90s anime isn't that unlikely as for one it is the most well known and well loved version of the series and we have seen quite a few series from the 90s given sequels like Cardcaptor Sakura, the Dragon Ball series etc. I honestly think that if they had made Crystal a sequel to the 90s anime it wouldn't have gotten near as much the hate it got. Especially since the 90s merchandise sells like hotcakes.

Oh give me a break. Cardcaptors new anime is not sequel to the old anime . They are adapting the cleat card arc in anime format. I guess you ca say its a little of both. But saying like its a complete original sequel. Its very unlikely that the 90 s anime get a sequel. It really dosen't matter how popuar is .Dragon ball had Dragon ball z kai which is a recut of the old anime .Trying to make it closer to the manga. Then they had two original movies .That was then reworked into shows. Crystal was never going to be a sequel to the 90 s anime and never was meant to be anything like it. Honestly, some fans should really accept that. They were also manga fans like me who wanted a readaptation for ages.

It is a sequel to the Cardcaptor Sakura anime they are adapting it from the manga but it is still a sequel to the original anime. Dragon Ball Super is also a modern sequel of the Dragon Ball series. Also whether Crystal was meant to be a sequel or not is irrelevant it should have been a sequel also manga fans have the manga most fans wanted something new or if they did get a new adaptation they didn't want a completely faithful version of the manga which Crystal failed to be with no new stuff, filler or characterization. The fact that Crystal has been unsuccessful is proof of this.

Season III was a readaptation alright...Considering the attacks and Inner Senshi wands came straight from the 90's anime.

It honestly makes me wonder exactly what happened all the way up until Season III. Season 1 & 2 were riding on the manga train heavily & for some reason was received poorly throughout by fans. What really started grinding folks gears about this Manga to Crystal thing was just how some changes or things be omitted were silly....(The General deaths) they said it was to attract new fans and older fans that grew up with the show. It attracted some new Moonies but the majority of the Moonbase weren't having it. It was very clear in some episodes with Wonksagi Face Tsukino and Derp Hino that they were not extremely invested in all the episodes.

I find it interesting that to test things out Toei started releasing a plethora of SM 90's merchandise before Crystal, gathering that SM was still a very much loved anime but the manga to anime adaptation

Now before I get a telling, I want Crystal to succeed and I wish it had more to offer though. Does anyone know if they still do image albums like SM did back then in the day. There was this awesome site that had all of the SM music albums, including sound effects, special character songs and poems. Is it possible for the current seiyuu to sing a song together like the old group or has anime pretty much veered from this?

I don't watch much anime except for Sailor Moon and a tiny bit of other shows.

What I really need for Dream to do...When Ms. Kon came, she gave the okay to include the 90s attacks and stuff...This is what I hope she doesn't do for Dream. I was hoping and still hoping that Crystal did stay its own thing and not mimic the 90s attacks and call them homages (Season 1 was handling this perfectly). I want it to truly be its own. I don't want a SuperS Moon Gorgeous Meditation, Flame Sniper, Love and Beauty Shock..Etc, No Crystal wands or anything. I just want something fresh and fluid, good writing and consistent animation. Something I won't mind buying and watching over again as a fan of the show.

Does anyone know if they still do image albums like SM did back then in the day. There was this awesome site that had all of the SM music albums, including sound effects, special character songs and poems. Is it possible for the current seiyuu to sing a song together like the old group or has anime pretty much veered from this?

Yeah, they're still a thing, Crystal had one back when season 2 was streaming (and when season 1 was first being broadcast on TV).

First of all to imaginationgirl making a sequel to the 90s anime isn't that unlikely as for one it is the most well known and well loved version of the series and we have seen quite a few series from the 90s given sequels like Cardcaptor Sakura, the Dragon Ball series etc. I honestly think that if they had made Crystal a sequel to the 90s anime it wouldn't have gotten near as much the hate it got. Especially since the 90s merchandise sells like hotcakes.

Oh give me a break. Cardcaptors new anime is not sequel to the old anime . They are adapting the cleat card arc in anime format. I guess you ca say its a little of both. But saying like its a complete original sequel. Its very unlikely that the 90 s anime get a sequel. It really dosen't matter how popuar is .Dragon ball had Dragon ball z kai which is a recut of the old anime .Trying to make it closer to the manga. Then they had two original movies .That was then reworked into shows. Crystal was never going to be a sequel to the 90 s anime and never was meant to be anything like it. Honestly, some fans should really accept that. They were also manga fans like me who wanted a readaptation for ages.

It is a sequel to the Cardcaptor Sakura anime they are adapting it from the manga but it is still a sequel to the original anime. Dragon Ball Super is also a modern sequel of the Dragon Ball series. Also whether Crystal was meant to be a sequel or not is irrelevant it should have been a sequel also manga fans have the manga most fans wanted something new or if they did get a new adaptation they didn't want a completely faithful version of the manga which Crystal failed to be with no new stuff, filler or characterization. The fact that Crystal has been unsuccessful is proof of this.

Yes cardcaptors, like I said, will be little bit aboth,. Still, it would be an adaption of a new arc in te manga. Not original sequel like your trying to say Toei could do with sailor moon . The case with DBZ again is different they made a recut to be closer to the manga . Like a reboot /redaption in general. Dragon Ball Super is a sequel mostly to Dragon Ball ZKai . Now for the manga remark. You know I can easily say you have the 90 s anime. You have all 200 episodes being newly dubbed , and released. Also, you have the three movies and ovas. So what's the issue ?We already have a version that has filler, and more characterization for the girls. Also you have PGSm . So it was now was a mistake for toei makin a closer adaption to the manga . Which is popular as well in its own right? If people don't like crystal they can just simply watch the versions they do like. Instead of getting angry for not being what they want it.( Also Crystal is not failure or unsucessful. If it was we would not be getting dreams) Also the whole most fans wanted a squel. I don't know where yu got that from ? When it was annouce a lot people didn't say they wanted a sequel to the 90 s anime .

Does anyone know if they still do image albums like SM did back then in the day. There was this awesome site that had all of the SM music albums, including sound effects, special character songs and poems. Is it possible for the current seiyuu to sing a song together like the old group or has anime pretty much veered from this?

Yeah, they're still a thing, Crystal had one back when season 2 was streaming (and when season 1 was first being broadcast on TV).

FMA Brotherhood was a faithful reboot of the manga and it was a huge success both in Japan and the U.S. and has even surpassed the original FMA anime in terms of popularity. Dragon Ball Super got a lot of criticism early on for having the same problems Sailor Moon Crystal had and has only gotten more respect very recently. The issue with Sailor Moon Crystal is the lack of consistent professionalism in the adaptation, not whether it was a remake or a sequel.

I've always felt like Crystal should have been an OVA film series from the start. It would have allowed them more time to work on the animation at their own pace and maybe they could have actually expanded more on the Generals subplot if they didn't have to work everything into a 24 minute long episode.

They are a lot of reboots that were popular . I don'yt understand where fans are getting with a sequel would been better , and recive better .Realostically they had no new manga arvc to adapt ? They had no plot points that could make a sequel . Most people who made the 90 s anime are gone . Not all anime sequels do well . People hated Dragon Ball GT (I think it was fine /) The way I see it 90 s anime sequel would been way more of a mess production-wise /

What do you think will the transformations and attacks look like?Will they show a long transformation sequence every time, cut them out or make a short and a long sequence?Do you think they'll use stock footage attacks like in season 3 or will they animate each attack individually like in season 1?

I like to hope it will be a combination of both. They can do a full transformation at the beginning but do it in real time after that. I'll be disappointed if we don't get to see Sailor Saturn's full transformation or if Pluto does't get a transformation at all.

I like to hope it will be a combination of both. They can do a full transformation at the beginning but do it in real time after that. I'll be disappointed if we don't get to see Sailor Saturn's full transformation or if Pluto does't get a transformation at all.

I agree especially on Saturn and Pluto. They need transformation scenes

I know I shouldn't compare these shows but I honestly want the transformations to be like or similar to how they were in the Madoka movie. Mami's transformation comes to mind. I really don't want them wasting time doing transformations. The more I think about the more I'm hoping we don't get any stock footage from this. Personally, I don't necessarily mind a bit of stock but real time attacks and even in some instances "flash henshins" will make the movie more cinematic to me. Like how some of the R movie (decent balance of stock and real time) and the Super S movie (best use of it; even without them saying the chants). I like to see the senshi use their attacks depending on the situation. I don't want to see Venus flying in the sky and then do wink chain sword like she was on the ground...

That's one thing I missed from Season 1 & some of 2 that III didn't have were those real time attacks...The real time attacks really put you in the moment of the battle and the stock took you out sometimes. Like idk if it's just me but Jupiter Coconut Cyclone looks amazing but I keep thinking that it's missing something...Something was off about it but I can't put my finger on it yet. I hope their Dream attacks look stunning but I'm worried Ms. Kon might stick to the old Super S attacks.

That's one thing I missed from Season 1 & some of 2 that III didn't have were those real time attacks...The real time attacks really put you in the moment of the battle and the stock took you out sometimes.

It actually had just one when attacked under the control of Cyprine and Ptilol. Just not enough sadly.

I guess to be fair, S3 did have some real time. Including the first instance of Double Moon Heart Ache. Of course I don't want a full out brawl fest but the short scene between the Shitennoe and Senshi was great. Venus running up that building reminded me of something straight from outta PGSM...Lol Aqua mirror was real time kinda but what I mean is something like when the Senshi were fighting Kunzite in the air that time and we're throwing attacks at him and knocked him outta the air...That was amazing!!

We more stuff like this. I enjoyed Mars high heel kick to Mamoru, even though it failed. Lol I really want this to be good. I know I'm not the only one here that's spends money on the SAM franchise still. I even went to theatres to support the R movie.I plan on buying the movies of Dream when they come out and I just want to make sure Im getting my money's worth. I still haven't found a way to get my hand on DVDs/Blurays on PGSM and the New musicals. PGSM is one of my favorite adaptations so far...Minus plushy Luna and Artemis...lol

Re also got some good strength boost cause she shoved the heck outta Mako. The battle scenes had the potential in Season 1 and we're good but short. The Zoisite fight showed how versatile Mercury's powers were. Also Mars did an attacks in the air that was similar to Burning Mandala against Zoisite and she and Jupiter did a neat combination attacks when Moon was being chocked by Zoisite.

A lot of fans are insisting the movies couldn't possibly be two hours long because Toei never makes two hour movies. But the latest One Piece TV special is going to be two hours long. Most of the One Piece Episode Of specials seem to be anywhere from 105 to 130 minutes long. So what does this mean for the Dream arc movies? http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... ed/.118862

A lot of fans are insisting the movies couldn't possibly be two hours long because Toei never makes two hour movies. But the latest One Piece TV special is going to be two hours long. Most of the One Piece Episode Of specials seem to be anywhere from 105 to 130 minutes long. So what does this mean for the Dream arc movies? http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... ed/.118862

Thanks for mentioning One Piece tv specials. I just checked the lenght of few of the latest specialsOne Piece Episode of Luffy is 102 minutesOne Piece 3D2Y is 107 minutesOne Piece Episode of Sabo is 106 minutesOne Piece Adventure of Nebulandia is 106 minutesOne Piece Heart of Gold is 103 minutes